I am super excited about these Fashion Sets by M.A.C! Due to hit stores May 3rd! My all-time favorite lipstick has made the list of just one of the best-selling lip colors ever! I would fall under the Latin American set. Which describes me perfectly being that I am part Latina, no wander I love it! It reminds me of watching Novelas with my great-grandma as a child and seeing all the beautiful women with dark smoky eyes and pale pink lips!

 

Latin America & Middle East:

This set includes Russian Red, a vibrant red perfect for getting noticed. And my all-time favorite Snob. A baby pale pink. Perfect for that perfect pout.

Asia Pacific:

This set includes Ravishing,Saint Germain. Top Sellers in Seoul to Shanghai. I have Ravishing and prefer to wear it when I was a bright pop of color! It's a mix between tangerine and apricot in my opinion. Perfect for summer time!

 North America:

This set includes Girl About Town. This lipcolor is preferred in NY, LA and Toronto. I have this color as well and apply it when I want an alternative to the tradition red. It's a fuchsia color that looks great on everyone!

 Europe & Africa:

This set includes Morange, Spice and Saint Germain. Deep Berries are always iconic in places such as Paris and Capetown. I'm thinking about trying this set. Even I could be more daring with color. This is far from my favorite snob, pale-pink but the deep berry colors could always be lightened up a shade or two depending on how it's applied. New to darker colors, gradually apply another layer until you get comfortable with it.

What color set best describes you?

hoppy easter...

I hope everyone had a blessed Easter, ours was a fun-filled one! Breakfast, church, egg hunt, movie and a bed-time story to finish the night. Goodies were eaten, laughs and giggles filled the air and memories created.

We started off the morning with breakfast. I love to wake up early and prepare breakfast for my kids so that they can wake up to the  smell of bacon & eggs cookin'. I made eggs in a basket. Simply placed the bacon in a cupcake pan and baked them for about 15-20 min at 425. I then stuffed them with eggs which I had scrambled up and added spinach to. You could also top with cheese. I made butterfly shaped toast from cookie cutter.

Another one of my favorite Easter meal's is a nest egg or bird house breakfast.

A childhood favorite of mine passed down generations. I used to love when my mom would make this for me! Cut out a hole in a slice of bread. I use a small cup to get a perfect circle shape. This time I used a square glass cup to create more of a "door" shape. Place the toast in a skillet with butter or as I like to do, butter both sides first so it gives it cooks it to a nice brown and you don't get a greasy mouth full. Fill the hole with an egg until cooked. It can be scrambled or sunny side up.

After breakfast, we attended church and let our bellies rest as well. These are nice to prepare in the morning and refrigerate so that when you get home from church or your egg hunt, you can take them out of the fridge for a little appetizer while your guests are visiting.

I always create a drink station, meal station and dessert station when hosting a get together. For my dessert station, I filled several small mason jars with an assortment of candy. All which cost about $1 each and wrapped them in ribbon for a decorative look. The Dollar Tree is also a great place to look for glass dishes for displaying candy. A cupcake stand to display cupcakes, and different shaped or sized platters to display the rest of the treats.

Carrot cupcakes and cake pops are great for Easter. I always decorate each cupcake different. Makes it more fun when trying to decide which to pick.

This year we made Tie Dye eggs. This picture doesn't do justice but these were fun for the kids! Before hand, we also wrote on some with crayon. I used words or phrases that had meaning to me such as "He Is Risen", "Hope" or "Jesus" because this is what we celebrate in our home in addition to the Easter Bunny. During our hunt, whoever found the eggs received $5 for each "special egg". Of course, this always makes the hunt more competitive. And for the one who helps hide the eggs (in this case my 11 year old as he feels he is too old to hunt for eggs) receives $5 for being a LEADER.

Silly me forgot the foam block to stick the cake pops in so they could stand in an up-right position so I quickly came up with the idea after cutting up celery to leave out for the Easter Bunny. I placed the bottom of the celery in a dish, popped the cake pops into it and topped it with decorative grass to hide the any celery.

Along with Easter baskets the Easter Bunny always delivers a movie for the family as well. This year it was HOP! We all gathered around the TV after our long day and watched this super cute movie that was great for the entire family!

And to finish off the night, a bed time story that my daughter received In her Easter Basket. The Easter bunny always brings books in my children's baskets. Something I am very grateful for. This particular book even made my boys laugh. Such a cute book!